Taking a page from the Google book, Microsoft is accelerating the launch schedule of its Edge browser and will release updates every four weeks instead of six weeks, according to the company. announced Friday.
If reading this gave you dalready seen, this could be because Google ran a similar ad last week in which it was said which speeds up the Chrome launch cycle to – you guessed it – every four weeks instead of starting the six weeks in the third quarter of 2021.
“As partners with the Chromium project, we look forward to the new 4-week main launch cycle cadence that Google announced to help deliver this innovation to our customers even faster,” Microsoft said. a blog post.
This will give Edge users faster access to Microsoft’s new security features and patches. And since, from 2020, Edge has been rebuilt in Google Chromium’s open source browser project, if it matches its launch schedule with Chrome, it’s easier to keep both browsers in sync.
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The new programming will take effect with Edge 94, which is currently underway a September version. Following the example of Google, Microsoft also offers its business customers the option of a longer and more manageable release cycle, which translates into a release every eight weeks along with fortnightly security updates for “more fixes. important ”. However, the four-week cycle will be the default, according to Microsoft.
How the Virgin notes, another popular web browser, Brave, which is also based on Chromium, is being adjusted to also coincide with the new four-week schedule.
I say Microsoft has the right idea if it provides a smoother online experience. Collaborating with Google seems to work much better for Edge than trying to cope with Chrome with its predecessor, the harassed and often ridiculed Internet Explorer.